Little Baby Bum Little Bo Peep Has Lost Her Sheep

The earliest record of this rhyme is in a manuscript of around 1805 which contains only the first verse.

Little baby bum little bo peep has lost her sheep. However there are references about the existence of a game for kids named bo peep also found in shakespeare s king lear. Little bo peep as she lost her sheep is today sometimes used as a symbol of carelessness and irresponsibility. Little bo peep has lost her sheep br and doesn t know where to find them br leave them alone br and they ll come home br wagging their tails behind them br little bo peep she searched for her sheep br but didn t quite know how to find them br she looked everywhere br from here and to there br. The rhyme dates back to the beginning of the nineteenth century but the name bo peep is much older and was a medieval children s game.

There are references to a children s game called bo peep from the 16th century including one in shakespeare s king lear act i scene iv but little evidence that the rhyme existed. Little bo peep has lost her sheep and doesn t know where to find them. Little bo peep is a popular english language nursery rhyme that first appeared in down on barney s farm. But when she awoke she found it a joke for they still were all fleeting.

Little bo peep has lost her sheep. Leave them alone and they ll come home wagging their tails behind them. Little bo peep fell fast asleep and dreamt she heard them bleating. Then up she took her little crook determin d for to.

It happened one day as bo peep did stray. Little bo peep by walter crane c. Then up she took her little crook determined for to find them. Little bo peep has lost her sheep and can t tell where to find them.

19th century educational game. Leave them alone and they ll come home and bring their tails behind them. Little bo peep or little bo peep has lost her sheep is a popular english language nursery rhyme. Little bo peep lyrics.

Leave them alone and they ll come home wagging their tails behind them. Leave them alone and they ll come home wagging bringing their tails behind them. She found them indeed but it made her heart bleed for they d left their tails behind them.